#369: Exclusive Interview With Dr. Ben Carson

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🗓️ 20 December 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Dr. Ben Carson is the 17th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. After a successful career in medicine and a presidential run in 2016, he joined President Donald Trump to lead an agency that focuses on housing issues and lifting Americans out of poverty to a better life. The Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano spoke to Carson about his tenure at HUD and how’s he’s making a difference.Also on today’s show:• A touching story about boy who lost his father and then got a Christmas gift that changed his outlook on life.• Your letters to the editor. Don’t forget, your letter could be featured on our show; write us at letters@dailysignal.com or call 202-608-6205.The Daily Signal podcast is available on the Ricochet Audio Network. You also can listen on iTunes, SoundCloud, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts.If you like what you hear, please leave a review or give us feedback. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Monday, January 7th.
0:09.0	I'm Rob Bluey Editor-in-Chief.
0:10.7	And I'm Jenny Maltobano.
0:12.3	On today's show, we're featuring an exclusive interview with Housing and Urban Development
0:16.2	Secretary Ben Carson.
0:18.1	We also have your letters to the editor and we share a touching story about a boy who lost his father and then got a Christmas gift that changed his outlook on life. Dr. Ben Carson joined the Trump administration as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in March of 2017.
0:41.0	Since that time, he's made it a priority to bring reforms to the agency.
0:45.0	He also has an inspiring message to Americans who are less fortunate.
0:49.0	Dr Carson himself had a rough childhood but went on to become a world-famous
0:54.0	neurosurgeon and presidential candidate.
0:57.0	We spoke to him about a range of topics including his accomplishments at HUD,
1:00.8	the challenges he faces in the role, and what it's like to serve in President
1:04.7	Trump's cabinet.
1:06.3	And you don't want to miss his uplifting advice for our listeners.
1:09.6	Here's the interview.
1:10.6	I want to begin by asking you, what's the most rewarding part of your job here
1:15.2	at HUD? Well there's so many rewarding parts partly because even though we have
1:22.0	the ugliest building in DC we have the best people,
1:25.0	the best people that work with and you know they're enthusiastic and I understand the mission because
1:31.0	the real mission here is to turn this aircraft carrier around from a place that just sort of houses people to a place that invigorates and
1:46.1	empowers people and helps people to actually get out of poverty become self-sufficient
1:51.5	contributors and for the people who you know are
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